After learning some basic Chinese words, the foreign students need to master some grammar points to connect the words together to express the complete meanings. One of frequently used grammar points that the students who study in Mandarin language courses in China need to know is verb + 过 which is applied to indicate a past experience. […]
Most foreigners study Chinese language fir better communication with Chinese people. In this case, the oral Chinese expressions seem very important for them. When you attend to semester Chinese program in China, you may often hear Chinese people say 别放在心上, which is applied to ask the other party not to take the thing too seriously. Sometimes, it is […]
Reading is an effective method to improve Chinese language skills, during which you can understand the whole meaning of the text and learn some important words. In the following parts, some words are given to the learners to fill them in the blanks of the sentences according to the actual situations. The words such as 烤鸭、感冒、钢琴、中药and治are some […]
The volitive auxiliary 会and能are very frequently used in daily life when learning Chinese language. Both 会and 能 can express the ability but there are some difference between them. First of all, when we intend to express to have certain ability after learning, we usually use 会. On the contrary, if there is no ability to do something, we use […]
When the foreign students go to school in Kunming to study Chinese, they may be confused by the similar-root words. The reason for the puzzlement is that the words may have similar meaning as well the similar character pattern. Thus, when the foreign students are confronted with such words, they should deal with the words with […]
Most people think Chinese language is based on both characters and words because both of them can be regarded as the units of making up the sentences. In ancient Chinese language, most so-called words are monosyllabic and one character was one word. However, in modern Chinese, the disyllabic words are developed and hold the dominant position and characters […]
The most important purpose of learning Chinese language is to acquire fluent oral Chinese in order to communicate with Chinese people smoothly. When you study as volunteer in China, it is important for you to learn some frequently used Chinese expressions for better communication. For example, when you hear Chinese people say 这样吧, you need to know it […]
The combination of form and meaning seems a question needless to be discussed. However, in the teaching practice, it is always a complex problem which has not been solved. We can discuss the form and meaning in different situations and various theoretical frames. The syntax, semantics and pragmatics all have their own forms and meanings. […]
Adjective is a common word class in language. But the application of adjectives is different in different languages. When the overseas students learn Chinese about the adjectives, they may be confused that the adjectives can be used as predicate. The adjectives in Chinese can be reduplicated and they can be used as the predicate. This kind of […]
If you want to study in China, you can choose study in Kunming. And if you have intensive Mandarin Chinese course in China, you can go to visit An Ning Bajie. An Ning is a city close to Kunming. Many students who have intensive Mandarin Chinese course in China went there for vacation many times. You can go there […]